like if you have decent employer based insurance most of your experience is very similar to just paying extra taxes for nearly free healthcare. but people at both margins have very different and totally opposite experiences. very american (derogatory).

I assume Ferguson's faith in the FTC's ability to divine and apply natural law extends to its actual subject matter domain, including one of the classic subjects of medieval natural law: fair and just prices. I stand ready and willing to serve.

like sometimes they are taking something that is no big deal and misunderstanding it and blowing it way out of proportion. and sometimes they are totally missing why a thing is a huge deal. and on any other topic I would have absolutely no idea about any of that.

i just pretend everyone gets both As. it's all udaap now

the premise underlying this discourse is "if you tell powerful people they're doing bad and harmful things they won't like you" and somehow the conclusion is "so you should help them do those things instead"